The impact of gender regarding psychological well-being and general life situation among spouses of stroke patients during the first year after the patients' stroke event: A longitudinal study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-265

  Larson, Jenny ^a   Franzén Dahlin, Åsa ^a   Billing, Ewa ^a   von Arbin, Magnus ^a   Murray, Veronica ^a   Wredling, Regina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; Life situation; Nursing; Spouse; Stroke; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 38049177383     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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